Where does Mike Conover work?

Mike Conover is Founder of Brightwave.

What companies did Mike Conover found?

Mike Conover founded Brightwave.

Where did Mike Conover go to school?

Mike Conover studied at Indiana University Bloomington (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics (Complex Systems Analysis)); Indiana University Bloomington (Ph.D. Minor, Statistical Science); University of Arizona (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management Information Systems).

Mike Conover

Founder

Founder at Brightwave

Boulder, Colorado, United States

FoundedBrightwave

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Arsalan TavakoliunlockedMike: together at Databricks (2022–2023)

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Founder at Brightwave

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Brightwave's investors · 4

Decibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checks Moonfire VenturesLondon OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checks Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks

Co-founders at Brightwave

Brandon KotaraFounder & CEO

Experience

BrightwaveCo-founder & CEO2023 — 2026Boulder, Colorado, United States
DatabricksStaff Software Engineer2022 — 2023Boulder, Colorado, United States
WorkdayDirector, Machine Learning Engineering2021 — 2022Boulder, Colorado, United States
WorkdaySenior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering2020 — 2021Boulder, Colorado, United States
WorkdayManager, Machine Learning Engineering2019 — 2020Boulder, Colorado, United States
WorkdayPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer2018 — 2019San Francisco, California
SkipFlag (Acquired by Workday)Machine Learning Engineer2016 — 2018San Francisco
LinkedInManager, Machine Learning Engineering2016San Francisco Bay Area
LinkedInStaff Machine Learning Engineer2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
LinkedInSenior Data Scientist2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
University of California, BerkeleyLecturer2015

Skills & more

Machine Learning51Information Visualization4Python17Java12R26Matlab4Hadoop28Data Mining46Data Science23Statistics18Social Network Analysis15Data Analysis17

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MapReduceInformation RetrievalExploratory Data AnalysisResponsible Service of AlcoholApache PigText MiningThe Databricks Lakehouse Platform

Wilderness First Responder — NOLS Wilderness Medicine

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Conover?: Founder at Brightwave
Where does Mike Conover work?: Mike Conover is Founder of Brightwave.
What companies did Mike Conover found?: Mike Conover founded Brightwave.
Where did Mike Conover go to school?: Mike Conover studied at Indiana University Bloomington (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics (Complex Systems Analysis)); Indiana University Bloomington (Ph.D. Minor, Statistical Science); University of Arizona (Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management Information Systems).

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Indiana University Bloomington mafia94

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University of Arizona mafia85

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Eric WuBachelor of ScienceFounded Brain Co. +2 Daniel CunninghamBSFounded Plantprefab +2 Daniel MarashlianBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Portfolium +1 Adeel YangB.S./ B.A.Founded Dryvebox +1 George Baker Sr.Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)Founded ParkHub +1 Quin HoxieBSFounded Fixture +1

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Databricks mafia32

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ben HorowitzDirectorFounded Opsware Naveen RaoVice President of Artificial IntelligenceFounded Mosaic ML +1 Danny WenInvestorFounded Crowdmade +1 Jean Yves StephanSoftware Engineer and Tech Lead ManagerFounded Data Mechanics +1 Jack NaglieriMember of Technical StaffFounded Panther +1 PankajVP, Product and Data PartnershipsFounded AI21 Labs

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Same school

Also attended Indiana University Bloomington264

Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis Ventures David KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at Greycroft Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech Jay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech Eric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha

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Also attended University of Arizona174

Benjamin BrockwellVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Mary PattonScientific Advisory Board at InnoCom Bio Equities Tom KalinskeInvestor at Alsop Louie Partners Emily FritzePartner at The Westly Group Phil WickhamExecutive Managing Director at Sozo Ventures Deena RidleyChief Financial Officer at PEARL ENERGY INVESTMENTS

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Shared employers

Also worked at Brightwave1

Brandon KotaraFounder & CEO at Brightwave

Also worked at Databricks101

Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation Capital Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation Capital Eryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index Ventures Jules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also worked at Workday65

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista Capital HemamAdvisor at Clear Ventures Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure Shashank SaxenaInvestor at Sierra Ventures Marisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures

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Also worked at LinkedIn272

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Jeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Dylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma Ryan HrabakInvestor at Lightbank Ben CasnochaSilicon Valley-based entrepreneur, author, and investor

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